Travis Hymas
@travishymas.bsky.social
Editor, Anime & Manga/Games and co-host of Rookie Pirate Radio podcast @ InBetweenDrafts.com
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Contact: hymastravis@gmail.com
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Travis Hymas
@travishymas.bsky.social
· Nov 16
New intro time! Hi!
I'm the Anime & Manga editor for @inbetweendrafts.bsky.social, where I also co-host Rookie Pirate Radio, our podcast that is mostly about One Piece but not exclusively.
When I'm not doing that I sometimes write for my game blog Hidden Levels, and I also like TCGs too much!
I'm the Anime & Manga editor for @inbetweendrafts.bsky.social, where I also co-host Rookie Pirate Radio, our podcast that is mostly about One Piece but not exclusively.
When I'm not doing that I sometimes write for my game blog Hidden Levels, and I also like TCGs too much!
It's true and he should say it
If I had to bet on the main thing that has radicalized people against "ai," and I am talking about the way that branding is CURRENTLY BEING USED, not whatever specialized ML utility you may have found for it, it would be in apps and tech they already use being made worse and/or inoperable by it
February 15, 2026 at 1:48 AM
It's true and he should say it
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I went into my Azumanga Daioh Blu-Rays and ripped The Thing. You're welcome.
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I went into my Azumanga Daioh Blu-Rays and ripped The Thing. You're welcome.
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Standing up against these laws, both in the USA and numerous other nations, is integral for a whole host of issues
Gaza? Minnesota? Venezuela? If these and more matter to you, then you need to get active because these laws will handicap any online organizing for MANY causes
Gaza? Minnesota? Venezuela? If these and more matter to you, then you need to get active because these laws will handicap any online organizing for MANY causes
A very good point. While calling out corporations is important, our government is trying to force av laws like KOSA and SCREEN on EVERYONE under the guise of "protecting kids". Call your reps + tell them to OPPOSE these bad bills. #SaveSpeech #Stopageverification #StopKOSA
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Standing up against these laws, both in the USA and numerous other nations, is integral for a whole host of issues
Gaza? Minnesota? Venezuela? If these and more matter to you, then you need to get active because these laws will handicap any online organizing for MANY causes
Gaza? Minnesota? Venezuela? If these and more matter to you, then you need to get active because these laws will handicap any online organizing for MANY causes
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i wonder if famed investigative journalist matt taibbi will have anything to say about this
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i wonder if famed investigative journalist matt taibbi will have anything to say about this
There has to be one, but I'm having a hard time thinking of how we pull people this deep in the sauce out.
February 14, 2026 at 3:21 AM
There has to be one, but I'm having a hard time thinking of how we pull people this deep in the sauce out.
loop daddy knows what's up
me in any conversation about anything lately:
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
loop daddy knows what's up
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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I keep seeing folks say they'll just accept a Teen Friendly account on Discord rather than scan or ID and I don't know if I wanna mass normalize leaving NSFW pals out in the cold yet again. Especially with all the censorship stuff goin on I think we gotta stand with the freaks now more than ever.
February 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I keep seeing folks say they'll just accept a Teen Friendly account on Discord rather than scan or ID and I don't know if I wanna mass normalize leaving NSFW pals out in the cold yet again. Especially with all the censorship stuff goin on I think we gotta stand with the freaks now more than ever.
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This is like 10x more brazen than anything you'll read in a Naomi Klein book or hear on Democracy Now
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This is like 10x more brazen than anything you'll read in a Naomi Klein book or hear on Democracy Now
Completely valid and justified.
so anyway this is what i've spent the past four years being pissed off about www.mothership.blog/rest-in-peac...
Rest in peace, Bayonetta
A full-spoiler explanation as to why queer fans like me felt so disappointed by Bayonetta 3
www.mothership.blog
February 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Completely valid and justified.
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nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
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toxic positivity rooted in some level of surprising naivety is a real problem in a lot of scenarios like this. the thread suggestion of mock reviews is a great one
"Internal feedback on Highguard prior to its reveal "was quite positive," Sobel wrote: There was, apparently, a widespread expectation that the game was a sure-fire hit."
Getting playtests and mock reviews done by external partners can be a really good idea.
Getting playtests and mock reviews done by external partners can be a really good idea.
Laid-off Highguard developer cuts loose on the reaction to the infamous Game Awards reveal trailer: 'We were turned into a joke from minute one'
Former lead technical artist Josh Sobel says false assumptions and ragebait were major contributors to Highguard's failure to connect with players.
www.pcgamer.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
toxic positivity rooted in some level of surprising naivety is a real problem in a lot of scenarios like this. the thread suggestion of mock reviews is a great one
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this death should hit you just as hard as the death of citizens. this death should make you filled with rage just like the death of citizens. not a single CBP or ICE agent deserves peace, they never have. Let them rot.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 5:49 AM
this death should hit you just as hard as the death of citizens. this death should make you filled with rage just like the death of citizens. not a single CBP or ICE agent deserves peace, they never have. Let them rot.
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New icon in anticipation of our upcoming Best Anime of 2025 episode!
🍋Reiko Kujirai from Kowloon Generic Romance
🖌️art by @peachiko.bsky.social
Coming soon!
🍋Reiko Kujirai from Kowloon Generic Romance
🖌️art by @peachiko.bsky.social
Coming soon!
February 13, 2026 at 4:35 AM
New icon in anticipation of our upcoming Best Anime of 2025 episode!
🍋Reiko Kujirai from Kowloon Generic Romance
🖌️art by @peachiko.bsky.social
Coming soon!
🍋Reiko Kujirai from Kowloon Generic Romance
🖌️art by @peachiko.bsky.social
Coming soon!
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the baz luhrmann of video games. god bless him
it’s still so funny nomura dropped a nuke on the ff vocal song debate a few years ago
February 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
the baz luhrmann of video games. god bless him
Like I *get* it but it's pretty sad that the success of recontextualizing Kratos away from the chud male power fantasy into a character with some depth tied directly to the regret of *being* a chud male power fantasy is now we gotta remake the chud male power fantasy
February 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Like I *get* it but it's pretty sad that the success of recontextualizing Kratos away from the chud male power fantasy into a character with some depth tied directly to the regret of *being* a chud male power fantasy is now we gotta remake the chud male power fantasy
Current things I reach for the most are still mostly new builds and upgraded stuff:
Aloy Artifact Creatures
Noctis Thopter/Sword combo
Teval Delve
Mizzix big spell dumpster
Aloy Artifact Creatures
Noctis Thopter/Sword combo
Teval Delve
Mizzix big spell dumpster
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Current things I reach for the most are still mostly new builds and upgraded stuff:
Aloy Artifact Creatures
Noctis Thopter/Sword combo
Teval Delve
Mizzix big spell dumpster
Aloy Artifact Creatures
Noctis Thopter/Sword combo
Teval Delve
Mizzix big spell dumpster
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introducing my column about resistance in fiction for @aftermath.site. I’m calling it THE WORK
aftermath.site/oscars-revol...
aftermath.site/oscars-revol...
This Year's Oscar Nominees Have Real Fight In Them, Even If Hollywood Doesn't
An introduction to The Work, a column about resistance in fiction
aftermath.site
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
introducing my column about resistance in fiction for @aftermath.site. I’m calling it THE WORK
aftermath.site/oscars-revol...
aftermath.site/oscars-revol...
Oh god, not again
February 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Oh god, not again
We just simply cannot keep making video games like this
Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment has reportedly laid off "most of the team." gameinformer.com/2026/02/11/h...
February 11, 2026 at 11:32 PM
We just simply cannot keep making video games like this
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So, is Geoffy-boy gonna talk about the layoffs from the game that he shilled and insisted we'd apologize to him over or nah?
Wildlight (Highguard) lays off staff according to a LinkedIn post
"Unfortunately, along with most of the team at Wildlight, I was laid off today.
This one really stings as there was a lot of unreleased content I was really looking forward to that I and others designed for Highguard."
"Unfortunately, along with most of the team at Wildlight, I was laid off today.
This one really stings as there was a lot of unreleased content I was really looking forward to that I and others designed for Highguard."
February 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
So, is Geoffy-boy gonna talk about the layoffs from the game that he shilled and insisted we'd apologize to him over or nah?
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“Cut ICE’s budget to restore federal health care funding” is an extremely popular message www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
February 11, 2026 at 1:48 PM
“Cut ICE’s budget to restore federal health care funding” is an extremely popular message www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
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"splurging on rotisserie chickens"
rotisserie chickens are famously LOSS LEADERS!! they cost LESS to purchase than they cost to produce, used to attract buyers with the promise of picking up precooked dinner along w groceries! you can't "splurge" on something cheaper per pound than raw chicken!
rotisserie chickens are famously LOSS LEADERS!! they cost LESS to purchase than they cost to produce, used to attract buyers with the promise of picking up precooked dinner along w groceries! you can't "splurge" on something cheaper per pound than raw chicken!
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 AM
"splurging on rotisserie chickens"
rotisserie chickens are famously LOSS LEADERS!! they cost LESS to purchase than they cost to produce, used to attract buyers with the promise of picking up precooked dinner along w groceries! you can't "splurge" on something cheaper per pound than raw chicken!
rotisserie chickens are famously LOSS LEADERS!! they cost LESS to purchase than they cost to produce, used to attract buyers with the promise of picking up precooked dinner along w groceries! you can't "splurge" on something cheaper per pound than raw chicken!
Discord's updated statement seems to be a little confused. The issue isn't that they're going to ID check everyone. It's the ID checking *anyone.*
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Discord's updated statement seems to be a little confused. The issue isn't that they're going to ID check everyone. It's the ID checking *anyone.*